New Caledonia vs Switzerland: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops
New Caledonia
1.18
in 2023
Switzerland
1.34
in 2023
New Caledonia rank
16th
Switzerland rank
14th
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops over time
- New Caledonia
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 1.34 against 1.18 in New Caledonia, a difference of 0.16.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times New Caledonia's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Switzerland ahead.
New Caledonia ranks 16th and Switzerland ranks 14th of 163 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, New Caledonia averaged higher in 6 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Caledonia | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9839 | 0.9421 | 0.0417 | New Caledonia |
| 1970s | 1.18 | 0.9592 | 0.224 | New Caledonia |
| 1980s | 1.56 | 0.9593 | 0.6027 | New Caledonia |
| 1990s | 2.04 | 1.06 | 0.9806 | New Caledonia |
| 2000s | 1.77 | 1.17 | 0.5989 | New Caledonia |
| 2010s | 1.34 | 1.2 | 0.148 | New Caledonia |
| 2020s | 1.14 | 1.29 | 0.1513 | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops, New Caledonia or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 1.34 against 1.18 in New Caledonia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops between New Caledonia and Switzerland?
- 0.16, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Caledonia and Switzerland?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do New Caledonia and Switzerland rank globally for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
- New Caledonia ranks 16th and Switzerland ranks 14th of 163 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).